BIOPAQ® CBD is the only biological wastewater treatment technology designed to handle both extreme organic loads and heavy solids, with automatic grit removal built in the bioreactor.
Why choose BIOPAQ® CBD?
BIOPAQ® CBD (Clean Bottom Digester) is purpose-built for industries where high COD and high solids go hand in hand.
While most anaerobic systems require pre-treatment or clean influent, CBD efficiently treats wastewater with up to 150 g/L COD and 100 g/L TSS. It continuously removes heavy solids like sand, grit, and struvite to prevent accumulation and downtime.

List of advantages
Handles what other systems can’t
The only Paques reactor engineered to continuously remove inert materials — no manual cleaning or process shutdowns.
(see system comparison)
Designed for real-world wastewaters
Ideal for streams from distilleries, waste-to-energy plants, and manure effluents where solids and grit are unavoidable.
High-rate COD removal
Non-granular anaerobic biomass and plug flow design ensure efficient conversion of organics to biogas, even at extreme loadings.
No dead zones or scum
Advanced hydraulic design prevents mixing problems, short-circuiting, and surface scum, common failure points in conventional anaerobic digesters.
Simple, compact, and operator-friendly
No internal mechanical mixers. All maintenance can be done externally without taking the system offline.
Maximized uptime
Continuous solids and grit removal eliminates process interruptions.
Working principle of BIOPAQ® CBD
Influent and recirculation water are evenly distributed across the top of the reactor through nozzles that also break up any floating scum.
Biomass moves downflow, creating a stable plug flow regime for optimal COD conversion.
Heavy solids are collected by a bottom scraper and extracted from the reactor. Optionally, sand and grid are separated from the organic material using a special designed cyclone.
Biogas produced from the degraded organics exits the top of the reactor and is sent to downstream energy recovery.
Treated effluent is discharged for further treatment or reuse.
BIOPAQ® CBD offers a robust solution for high-COD, high-solids effluents, using plug-flow anaerobic digestion and a closed lamella separator to avoid mechanical mixing and sludge build-up. Unlike aerobic systems with high energy demand and frequent diffuser maintenance, CBD reduces OPEX by minimizing power use and maintenance interventions. With proven installations worldwide, it delivers reliable biogas production and operational efficiency even in the most challenging industrial applications.
Why BIOPAQ® CBD stands apart
BIOPAQ® CBD is the only anaerobic system that combines high-rate organic removal with continuous, automatic solids and grit handling. Where ICX, EGSB and UASB reactors require low solids influent or complex pre-treatment, CBD handles both COD and solids in one compact unit.
Continuous grit and heavy solids removal → prevents downtime and manual cleanouts
Anaerobic biomass plug flow → maximizes COD conversion and TSS destruction
No need for complex pre-treatment or hydrolysis → lower CapEx and OpEx
Careful pre-treatment to avoid solids/grit overload
Manual or batch grit removal that has accumulated in the reactor
| Technology | High COD capacity | Solids/Grit handling | Typical Use Case | Key limitation vs BIOPAQ® CBD |
| BIOPAQ® CBD | ✓ Excellent | ✓ Continuous automatic grit & inert removal | High-COD, high-solids (distilleries, manure, waste-to-energy) | n.a. |
| BIOPAQ® AFR | ✓ Excellent | ✓ Fats, oils, grease, moderate solids | Meat, poultry, dairy, food with FOG & solids | Lower solids/grit tolerance, No built-in continuous grit removal |
| BIOPAQ® UASBplus | ✓ Good | ⚠ Limited (low-moderate solids) | Municipal & industrial wastewaters with moderate solids | Needs low-solids influent |
| EGSB | ✓ Good | ❌ Low solids | Food & beverage, Industrial effluent | Low solids tolerance; pre-treatment often needed |
| UASB | ✓ Good | ❌ Low solids | Food & beverage, Industrial effluent | Low solids tolerance; pre-treatment often needed |
| CSTR | ✓ Excellent | High solids but no grid | Waste activated sludge, agricultural streams | Vulnerable for grid and sand |
Is BIOPAQ® CBD the right wastewater treatment system for you?
Get in touch with our experts to help you find out if BIOPAQ® CBD® is the right solution for your high-strength, high-solids wastewater challenges or that other systems or system combinations would work better for your plant’s demands.
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